Progressive 465 Mono Shock for new Softails

Progressive Suspension need no introduction, and it’s no surprise that they’ve brought out a full range of shock absorbers for Harley’s Milwaukee Eight Softail, to upgrade the oem units and to give you ride height options.

The 465-Series SGL is a high pressure, nitrogen shock with improved damping characteristics and spring rates, said to result in “increased suspension compliance”: in English, that means to more effectively absorb the bumps on poor road surfaces, including longitudinal cracks which require more subtle control than a stock shock offers.

They come in two forms – a threaded collar on the hard-anodised aluminium body or the Remote Adjustable Preload seen on the Breakout, Fat Boy, Fat Bob, Sport Glide and FXDR – and four lengths with either a standard or a Heavy-Duty spring, and if you want more than just a better shock, models are available that will raise the tallest by about an inch or drop it by 1 or 2 inches. It is apparently no more complicated than fitting a shorter shock, and you can drop a Heritage by 1-inch with a Street Bob shock, or 2 with the 309mm … which will reduce the height of the Street Bob by an inch.

The Progressive 465s also have a 5-position adjuster for rebound damping, an improved precision mounting eye and come in any colour as long as it’s black – well, you’re not going to see it anyway.

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